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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Moses' brother?

2. Which of Moses' Allies runs for President in 1928?

3. Why does Roosevelt refuse to allow Moses a permit for a bridge connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn?

4. What political ideal does Smith support?

5. Where does Macy become a powerful political figure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Robert Moses's time at Yale.

2. Describe Moses' mother, Bella.

3. What clause did Moses find in the law?

4. What does Moses do with his budget of $4.5 million?

5. In what way do La Guardia and Moses not have a smooth relationship?

6. How does the Depression affect New York City?

7. How does Moses use his power in Part 4, Chapter 14?

8. Why does Moses constantly find himself in legal battles?

9. How does Moses ensure that his park cannot be accessed by poor people?

10. Descirbe Moses' time at Oxford.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Oxford University different from Yale? What did Moses experience in Oxford? How did Moses' time in Oxford and Britain shape his ideas? Why is it important for successful people to move out of their comfort zone?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss differences between the novel and biography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of a biography? What can novelists express that an biographer cannot? How can biographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 3

In what way did Moses take advantage of the Great Depression? Why did the end of WWII mark a gradual decline in Moses' powerful hold over New York City?

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